- 2020. The 10 Richest People in the World.
- Forbes counted 2,095 billionaires for 2020, collectively worth $8 trillion.
- No. 1 Jeff Bezos.
- No. 2 Bill Gates.
- No. 3 Bernard Arnault.
- No. 4 Warren Buffett.
- No. 5 Larry Ellison.
- No. 6 Amancio Ortega.
John D. Rockefeller is held to be the world's first official billionaire, achieving that status in 1916 largely through his ownership of Standard Oil. 2? From that point nearly a century ago, wealth has multiplied to the point where the richest men in the world top out at around $100 billion.
- Steve Ballmer. Net worth: $73 Billion.
- Mark Zuckerberg. Net worth: $96 billion.
- Dan Gilbert. Net worth: $44 billion.
- Bill Gates. Net worth: $117 billion.
- Alice Walton. Net worth: $67 billion.
- Jim Walton. Net worth: $67 billion.
- Rob Walton. Net worth: $66 Billion.
- Larry Ellison. Net worth: $79 billion.
The Waltons are the richest family on the list by far, with a net worth of $215 billion—that's $95 billion more than the second wealthiest family. Sam Walton, the family's patriarch, founded Walmart in 1962.
2020
| No. | Name | Nationality |
|---|
| 1 | Jeff Bezos | United States |
| 2 | Bill Gates | United States |
| 3 | Bernard Arnault and family | France |
| 4 | Warren Buffett | United States |
Forbes Burnham
| Forbes Burnham OE |
|---|
| Personal details |
| Born | Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham20 February 1923 Kitty, Georgetown, East Coast Demerara, British Guiana |
| Died | 6 August 1985 (aged 62) Georgetown, East Coast Demerara, Guyana |
| Resting place | the Botanical Gardens |
A trillionaire is someone whose wealth is greater than one trillion dollars (or other currency). In numerals, it's 1,000,000,000,000 and is also known as 10 to the 12th power.
2017 British billionaires list by Forbes magazine
| World rank | Name | Net worth (USD) |
|---|
| 18 | Jim Ratcliffe | 32.0 billion |
| 64 | Hinduja family | 19.8 billion |
| 65 | David and Simon Reuben | 15.3 billion |
| 250 | Ian and Richard Livingstone | 5.8 billion |
What is the Queen's net worth? The 93-year-old monarch is by far the richest member of the Royal family. Forbes estimates the British monarchy is worth around $88 billion (roughly £72.5 billion). The Sunday Times Rich List reports that Queen Elizabeth is estimated to be personally worth £350 million.
Statistics
| Year | Total number of billionaires | Combined wealth of known billionaires |
|---|
| 2019 | 2,153-2,604 | $8.6-$8.7 trillion |
| 2018 | 2,208-2,754 | $9.1-$9.2 trillion |
| 2017 | 2,043 | $7.71 trillion |
How much is Donald Trump worth?
The 2019 Rich List shows Britain's 1,000 richest individuals and families hold a record wealth of £771.3 billion, up £47.8 billion in a year. The Sunday Times reported the number of Britain's billionaires had risen to 151, an increase of six on last year.
According to Forbes, there are just 54 billionaires in the U.K. Although this definition starts at £1 billion ($1.2 billion), the estimate is still almost a third of the Labour Party's figure.
A US man almost became the world's richest person after Paypal accidentally credited his account with $92 quadrillion (£60 quadrillion). The amount would have made him the world's first quadrillionaire with a wealth over 1,000 times greater than the planet's entire GDP.
: an immeasurably wealthy person.
There are 2,604 billionaires in the world, according to the Wealth-X Billionaire Census 2019, and over a quarter of these ultra-high-net-worth individuals reside in the U.S. “North America was the only region to record an increase in billionaire population,” the report notes.
The USA meaning of a billion is a thousand million, or one followed by nine noughts (1,000,000,000). Increasingly in this country we are using the USA meaning of a billion for these big numbers, and a trillion for the old UK meaning of one followed by twelve noughts.
centillionaire (plural centillionaires) Somebody whose wealth is greater than one centillion units of the local currency, or, by extension, an extremely rich person .
